Do you talk politics with your T? how does that go?

We never talk about Politics or anything personal. Next week while I'm trying to catch my breath after walking up several flights of stairs to her office, I'm going to say, "I can't believe that you are voting for Trump!" Just to see if she finally tells me something. (I know from FB posts that I'm not supposed to have seen that she's very liberal and would never vote for Trump)

I'm not really into politics although this election has reeled me in, but if I was, I wouldn't spend my time on it because it's not relevant to my life at all.

ex T was keen to talk politics, sex, and philosophy. But he never gave his own opinion he only ever wanted to hear what I think. On the whole I didnt respond or tell him my thoughts, although I enjoy talking about all three in 'real life'. If he had given more of himself, and made it more of a mutual conversation rather than an inquisition, I would have opened up a lot more.

Current T is too insane to talk politics with. Shes still at that quizzing me on my background stage anyway.

Interesting thread. After Brexit, I read a newspaper article by a T who said every single one of her clients brought it up. I didn't - I love talking about politics, and have strong views, but given my T's policy of virtually no self disclosure, it would be (I suspect) like debating with a brick wall. Also, I don't really see the therapeutic benefit?

I will speak of my concerns about the direction of things but I have never said who my candidates are. We just went through our own federal election which deeply concerned me. I told him only I was afraid of all the hate and racism that ensued. I suppose it was easy then for him to realize where I fall politcally. We talked about obsessing and anxieties and coping mechanisms. We did not talk about candidates or political parties.

there is not much going on in politics around here, so no, we never talk about it.

We have touched on it but I hate politics, debating, etc. T became animated about it. I think T is very interested in politics.

I would not waste my one hour a week talking about it. It has nothing to do with why I go to therapy.

If we're talking about politics in a rather broad sense, I'll admit that something about current T gave me (perhaps still gives me) some pause -- she's changed her last name to her husband's last name (the first page of Google results shows that).

I do wonder then about how much of a feminist she is (very judgmental, shallow and narrow view I know) especially since she and I were born in the same decade (so, it's not a generational thing either).

Then again, former T didn't change her last name to her husband's.

And, current T is a far better therapist than former T.

So, I guess I stand (silently) corrected.

I won't ever bring up the politics of it with her though -- it's way too personal (all bad puns intended).

We do on rare occasion as we both have family all over the world and are effected by world politics in a very personal way

My country is homophobic and gay sex is criminalised, as well as homosexuality being a regular controversial topic in letters to newspapers. Politicians also have talked about their disgust regarding LGBTQ, we're regularly likened to child molesters, and some try to sling mud at opposing politicians by implying they're gay.

So I do talk about the effects all this has on me as a bisexual person. How it feels like growing up in a bubble where churches openly advertise conversion therapy programs.

My anger at how my kind are some kind of political issue for people to debate over as though we aren't human.